Software Engineer I

Cox Communications • North Hills, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Software Engineer writes and maintains code within applications and systems to implement capabilities and features, improve performance and maintainability, while reducing technical debt in alignment with product and technology roadmaps. The Software Engineer plays a role in Agile planning, providing advice and guidance, and monitoring emerging trends. Who You Are: We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our End To End Testing Team. The Software Engineer writes and maintains code within applications and systems to implement capabilities and features, improve performance and maintainability, while reducing technical debt in alignment with product and technology roadmaps. The Software Engineer also designs, develops and maintains automated frameworks, test suites and scripts with continuous integration, testing, deployment and delivery. What type of work can you expect? Knowledge and ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project. Engage with the customers, users and other stakeholders to extract and gather requirements. Utilize organizational methods, tools and techniques for requirements analysis. Confirm deliverables, challenge, conflicts and expectations associated with requirements analysis. Determines additional functional and informational requirements, prepares models and documentation. Who You Are: Ability to: Design, code, test, correct and document programs and scripts from agreed specifications, and subsequent iterations, using agreed standards and tools, to achieve a well-engineered result. Familiarity in the following language: Python. Experience/Strong Curiosity in Gen AI. Take part in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues' work. Ability to open a terminal and navigate directory structures Understanding of YAML, JSON and shell. Previous exposure to the git change control system and/or knowledge of GitHub. Some software development experience, design, or creative experience Understanding of data structures and algorithms. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate work to team members and partners. Working experience in design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, high-volume software systems and components, client-facing web applications, and major Internet-oriented applications and systems. Working experience realizing applications from conception and design, to implementation and support. Working experience in coding within multiple technology stacks (e.g. Front-end: browser and device typically using common client-side technologies – HTML, CSS, JavaScript; Back-end: server, application, database using languages like PHP, Python, Ruby). Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as 4 years’ experience in a related field. Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future. Drug Testing To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

Requirements

• Familiarity in the following language: Python
• Ability to open a terminal and navigate directory structures
• Understanding of YAML, JSON and shell
• Previous exposure to the git change control system and/or knowledge of GitHub
• Some software development experience, design, or creative experience
• Understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate work to team members and partners
• Working experience in design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, high-volume software systems and components, client-facing web applications, and major Internet-oriented applications and systems
• Working experience realizing applications from conception and design, to implementation and support
• Working experience in coding within multiple technology stacks (e.g. Front-end: browser and device typically using common client-side technologies – HTML, CSS, JavaScript; Back-end: server, application, database using languages like PHP, Python, Ruby)
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline
• Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future.
• To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test.

Nice To Haves

• Experience/Strong Curiosity in Gen AI
• The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as 4 years’ experience in a related field.

Responsibilities

• writes and maintains code within applications and systems to implement capabilities and features
• improve performance and maintainability
• reducing technical debt in alignment with product and technology roadmaps
• plays a role in Agile planning, providing advice and guidance, and monitoring emerging trends
• designs, develops and maintains automated frameworks, test suites and scripts with continuous integration, testing, deployment and delivery
• elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project
• Engage with the customers, users and other stakeholders to extract and gather requirements
• Utilize organizational methods, tools and techniques for requirements analysis
• Confirm deliverables, challenge, conflicts and expectations associated with requirements analysis
• Determines additional functional and informational requirements, prepares models and documentation
• Design, code, test, correct and document programs and scripts from agreed specifications, and subsequent iterations, using agreed standards and tools, to achieve a well-engineered result
• Take part in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues' work

Benefits

• The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members.
• Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
• Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).
• For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees